CVE-2026-59276
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CVE-2026-59276 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.9/10 on the CVSS scale. Several components in Spring Security compare security-sensitive values using standard string equality (String.equals()) rather than a constant-time comparison. Because String.equals() returns as soon as it finds a differing character, the time taken to reject an incorrect value is proportional to the number of leading characters that match the expected value. Spring Security 7.1.0 Spring Security 7.0.0 - 7.0.6 Spring Security 6.5.0 - 6.5.11 Spring Security 6.4.0 - 6.4.18 Spring Security 5.8.0 - 5.8.27 Spring Security 5.7.0 - 5.7.25. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Several components in Spring Security compare security-sensitive values using standard string equality (String.equals()) rather than a constant-time comparison. Because String.equals() returns as soon as it finds a differing character, the time taken to reject an incorrect value is proportional to the number of leading characters that match the expected value. Spring Security 7.1.0 Spring Security 7.0.0 - 7.0.6 Spring Security 6.5.0 - 6.5.11 Spring Security 6.4.0 - 6.4.18 Spring Security 5.8.0 - 5.8.27 Spring Security 5.7.0 - 5.7.25
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Spring Security | >= 5.7.0, < 5.7.26 |
| Vmware | Spring Security | >= 5.8.0, < 5.8.28 |
| Vmware | Spring Security | >= 6.4.0, < 6.4.19 |
| Vmware | Spring Security | >= 6.5.0, < 6.5.12 |
| Vmware | Spring Security | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.6.1 |
| Vmware | Spring Security | >= 7.1.0, < 7.1.0.1 |
References
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-59276Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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